The Colorado Attorney General's Office joined a coalition of state attorneys general in urging Congress to ban the use of masked and plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during arrests.

The letter , signed by 21 Democratic attorneys general, urges members of the U.S. House and Senate to consider legislation that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks to conceal their identities and require them to display identification.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., has introduced the VISIBLE Act , which would require immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification during enforcement actions. The bill has been introduced and is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"It is shocking that we have reached a point in America where such a co

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